Golden Star Dreams
Chapter 11: Aftermath
'Are you getting the shot?'
'Yes Ma'am.'
'Greeeeeat idea about putting in the cameras while they were out last night. This is such a touching moment!'
'Yes Ms. O'Conner.'
'Have the foot crew ready to go to the apartment on my command.'
'Yes Ms. Kendra!'
…
Slowly awakening from a great night's sleep, despite what happened yesterday, I opened my eyes to see the rays of early morning sun shining through the blinds of my window. I remained lying down on my bed gradually becoming aware of my surroundings, and being aware… made me aware… that a foreign arm was wrapped around my waist. Not only that, but there was breathing, not my own, inhaling and exhaling quietly in my ear. I turned around to see who it was that had invaded my personal space and I silently prayed that it was Rin.
Of course my prayers would never be answered…
Two amber-colored eyes were staring right at me…
So I stared back…
One minute.
Two minutes…
...Five minutes…
"What the hell are you doing in my bed!" I shouted.
He only pulled me closer before nuzzling me lightly. "You're the one who left the door unlocked… So I assumed you would want a visitor. Besides, I could never stay mad at my lovely assistant…"
Trying to escape out of Sesshoumaru's arms, and failing in the process, I sighed heavily then cut my furious eyes at him. He seemed nothing short of amused at my attempt to leave his side and he smirked at me in a mocking fashion. Suddenly he leaned in close to my ear and let out low chuckle, which left me feeling nervous and wondering what exactly he was planning to do.
"I hope you realize that this man sleeps bare…"
"WHAT!" I shouted as I finally freed myself from his death grip and without thinking, I shoved the covers off of him to see if it was true. To my surprise, and relief, he was bluffing. He was merely wearing sleep pants.
I placed a hand to my heart and promptly plopped my back down on the mattress, sighing with relief. I felt him move, and in an instant, I was pinned underneath him. Wiggling to break free, my hands found his chest trying to shove him from atop me.
"My, my… curious again aren't we?" He whispered.
"…"
"Soshi, I believe we hadn't finished our date on a good note… Shall we try for it?"
"No! Now get off!"
His lips met the nape of my neck while his arms encompassed my body. "Do you not remember that wonderful offer you gave to me yesterday morning?" He whispered.
Thinking back on it, while difficult with his face shoved in my neck, I reversed the entire day to the point where he was cutting my clothes and suddenly I found that my own words of anger were to work against me.
"Sesshoumaru Kenji! You uptight, condescending, arrogant, perverted… Fuck you!"
… Oh dammit…
"I don't remember that." I bluntly lied, which only caused the man above me to kiss me more and caress the skin under my sleep shirt. How did he even get under there!
He was unrelenting as he touched, kissed and licked me to no end, 'clawing' at my stomach with pent up want for me… my body. But I still wasn't ready to take that leap forward… there was something holding me back. It just felt like he wasn't the one for me. Sure he's been a real nice guy up until this point, but… what exactly has he done to earn my love? If I give in to him now, what would I look like not only to those who associate themselves with me, but what would I look like to myself? Could I stand waking up in the morning everyday staring at my face in the mirror and seeing nothing more than… a, dare I say… slut? A dirty, star-banging slut! Not only that, but Sesshoumaru could easily cast me aside just as quick as was taking me in.
And with my apartment sold, I couldn't risk being homeless…
Plus; there was no way on this green earth… that I was going back to mom…
I shuddered at the thought of listening to my mom rave on about how right she was.
Mom: See! I told you nothing good would come from that godforsaken place! Honestly, how low could you get? Living and sleeping with your boss! Have I not raised you better!
Jeezus…
"Soshi…" I finally heard him whisper in my ear.
"Yes, Sesshoumaru?"
"What do you think of me?"
"Huh?"
He nuzzled my shoulder, his silver strands of hair tickling my skin lightly and making me giggle quietly.
"What do you think of me? Am I one you would consider 'special'?"
Uh-oh… "Special? Um… sure I think of you as someone special…"
"How special?"
Without him noticing, I made a face. His questions were starting to irritate me a little because I wanted to let him down easily, but I still wanted him to try and work for me if he chose to do so. More kisses made contact with my neck, and then worked their way up to my cheeks stopping at the corner of my lips. He stroked the other side of my face slowly as if he was urging me to answer his question quickly.
"Well?" He asked again.
"Well… You're definitely special to me…"
"Oh?"
"But… not at the level you're probably thinking…"
His sudden stopping of his movements made me tense up a bit. Was he upset? Was he happy? Or was he unfazed once again by my words? Silence between the two of us stayed present for a rather long while before Sesshoumaru moved himself from my body. My black eyes followed him off the bed and walking around to the door, where he looked at me over his shoulder and winked.
"Then I must try harder…" He said before walking completely out of my sight. "Rin…" He called from down the hallway.
That little son-uv-a-BITCH!
Once again… un-fucking-fazed! But I relaxed with a sigh. At least I hadn't broken his heart.
That means I still have a place to stay… for the moment…
~~~(D^^)D On to the Next Scene!~~~
We both shared looks of wrath as we watched the camera crew swarm our limousine, follow us up the stairs, and into Kendra's office where the emerald-eyed deviant smiled at us with nothing but pure mischief in her expression. I stomped my way up to her desk and slammed my hands on her desk, earning a raised eyebrow from her.
"Kendra, why the hell are these people following us?" I shouted.
"Isn't it obvious you twit? It's for the new reality TV show I just got approved. I thought I told you this?"
"You can't run this on the air!"
"Why in heaven's name not? It's not like you're doing something your dear mummy wouldn't be proud of… right?"
As she shot me that smug look, I knew she knew what was possibly happening between me and Sesshoumaru. With a sigh, I crossed my arms and turned away from her looking to my boss standing there with his hands in his pockets. I wanted to glare at him for getting me into this mess, but what would be the point of starting a fight; Kendra would catch it on camera and call it 'gold'.
"I'm not sleeping with him… if that's what you're implying." I finally said, still focusing my gaze from her.
"Hm… you're not? Well then, tell me how I caught a juicy tidbit of the two of you sharing what looked like to be a bed… and on top of that, it looked like Mr. Kenji, here, was loving you up big time. I hope you don't think that's not going on the air because it-"
"Kendra." The firm voice of Sesshoumaru cut off the talking woman and I gazed at him while he walked up to her desk to stand beside me. "Soshi requests that you don't air what you caught on tape and I too ask for you not to disclose the footage. We were unaware that you were taping us and for that reason we should be allowed to have that favor granted."
She thought about it for a moment, tilting back and forth in her swivel chair as she weighed her options. Suddenly, Kendra turned her back to us and waved her hand in the air.
"Fine. I won't air the tape, but I will continue to film the two of you and from here on out, anything I catch on tape will be aired no matter how you both feel about it. Now… on to today's tasks… Mr. Kenji you're needed on the set today for your movie. Be there no later than 1 p.m. Got it?"
Sesshoumaru merely shrugged, though she couldn't see the action, and he pulled on my arm for me to follow him. With all the cameras in our faces, I finally got a taste of what it would be like to be famous. Can I really keep up? Sesshoumaru seemed calm about this. But then again, he is a superstar…
…
Arriving on the movie set, I was instantly recognized as Sesshoumaru's assistant; so orders were quickly thrown at me. By his co-stars…
"Go get Mr. Kenji a coffee! Decaf!"
"And while you're out, don't forget to bring everyone a few doughnuts! I prefer mine without the jelly filling… AND NOTHING GLAZED!"
"Hey there… this is my money for my dry cleaning. I forgot to pick it up this morning; be a dear and get it for me will ya?"
Without much time to adjust to this new pace of work, they all shoved off the set and had security direct me to the exit of the building. The burly man working as the guard was fairly nice as he gave me an encouraging speech not to let Sesshoumaru's co-workers get me down; I'm not the first assistant they've taken advantage of. Apparently, the last few who worked for the actor were used by the pushy stars on purpose so they wouldn't have to hire one for themselves. I was pretty much like a pantry to mooching neighbors who eat everything because they don't feel up to cooking at home. So I set off on my errands to get the doughnuts and coffee first, grateful that I could conveniently grab both at the same place.
With the cameramen following me, I saw one man wave his hand urging me to speak my mind on being sent out so rudely. Rolling my eyes, I looked in the camera and started to spout out all sorts of bullshit about how great my job was; working with Sesshoumaru, meeting the cast members of his movies (though this is really the first time I've interacted with them), and every day is like a bag of fun just waiting to be unwrapped.
Of course they bought this crap…
Walking in the doughnut shop, I took a moment to take in the wonderful blend of coffee aromas mixed with the smell of freshly baked doughnuts and other pastries. Gawd it was heavenly… The shop I had walked in was fortunately not too crowded so my turn to order came quickly along with another woman dressed rather strangely. She adorned an oversized hoodie, allowing her to effectively cover her face and hair if she chose to look down. Her shades provided a great help too. Who, or what, was she hiding from? She then tilted her head up so she could face the cashier and placed her order.
"Two tall expressos please; one with whipped topping and other without… thank you."
The woman's voice also sounded rather familiar, but I could tell that she purposely tried to keep it raspy. Jeez was she hiding from the police or something. Focusing back on the task at hand, I apologized to my cashier for making him wait for my order and asked for the doughnuts and coffee. Suddenly, the raspy, female voice directed its question towards me, resulting in my body tensing up from the nerves.
"He wants you now…" She whispered.
"Wha…?"
"He wants you… He. Wants. You. Call the number on your business card. He'll make you an offer you can't refuse… An offer you shouldn't refuse."
I was seriously getting creeped out by this woman and her chilling sentences, so I walked over and pulled the damned hood off her head and found that it was exactly who I figured it would be.
Kagome Higurashi.
With a slight scream, she forced her hood back over her face and started to flail one of her arms in my direction as if she was swatting flies.
"Don't do that! You'll attract the crowd!" She shouted.
With a skeptical look, I turned around to scan the room of the doughnut store.
About 5 people total in here, including me and Kagome…
Sighing, I apologized, but I pressed for answers. Why was she saying 'he' wants me? She wasn't talking about Inuyasha Kenji was she?
"What do you mean I should call the business number on the card?"
"Inuyasha wants to make a business offer with you…"
Crossing my arms, I scoffed at the mention of the asshole that ruined my dating experience, but decided to hear out Kagome.
"What kind of business offer?"
"He didn't say… Call the number on the card he gave you…" She simply said.
Kagome heard her number being called and she quickly grabbed her things and darted out of the doughnut shop before I could even question the woman further. I grumbled slightly wondering how my day could get even weirder than it already was then I pulled out my wallet before fishing for the business card Inuyasha gave me. I stared at it for what seemed like minutes, deliberating whether I should make the call or leave well enough alone…
What does Inuyasha want me for?
~~~(^^)^ See ya next time!~~~
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